Malcolm McLaren, Impresario and Rock Music Manager, Is Dead - NY Times
Malcolm McLaren, the impresario, promoter and self-promoter who once claimed to have invented punk rock, and who assembled and managed the youthful, unruly members of the Sex Pistols, the breakthrough British punk band, has died. He was 64. His companion of many years, Young Kim, confirmed that Mr. McLaren died on Thursday, and said that he died of mesothelioma at a hospital in Switzerland.---
In the 1970s, Mr. McLaren returned to his native London from New York, where he had briefly managed the New York Dolls in the waning days of that band’s career. With his business partner and girlfriend at the time, Vivienne Westwood, they renamed their clothing shop Sex, and Mr. McLaren set about putting together his own rock act of untested British youth, which became the Sex Pistols.
Malcolm once said: "Pete Doherty is fabulous. He's like a combination of Sid Vicious and Morrissey. He's William Blake, he's Thomas De Quincy, even if he only in part knows it."
Pete Doherty Is Like Morrissey And Sid Vicious - Gigwise
Moz/Mclaren (Score:1)
Has Morrissey ever mentioned Mclaren?
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Can I just ask something? (Score:0)
I liked Malcolm, so no disrespect intended. I'm just left wondering what the criteria is around here?
Condolences. (Score:0, Offtopic)
Why does death have to be such dead weight on the heart..
Sighs..
no matter what we never seem to want to die.
God bless us!
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Re:Condolences. (Score:2, Funny)
You close minded, Nincumpoop!
Now this surely is off topic! =P
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sad news (Score:1)
We'll miss you.
Your contributions to music will live forever.
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an icon (Score:1)
Though I never heard of any meatings, or talks, friendship between him and Morrissey
Godspeed
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rest in pieces (Score:2, Insightful)
Did he "create the Sex Pistols" or "Invent Punk"? he had to be pestered for a long time to take management of the band and was only really interested once rotten was found. To "invent" anything you have to have a preconceived plan of some sort and nobody can accuse Malcolm of planning anything!
Did he style the band? you could google a million photos of them and maybe a handful would show them wearing McClaren and westwood "punk styles".
It is a testament to his legacy as press manipulator par excellance that these things go unquestioned nowadays.
He played a part, it wouldnt have happened without him, he deserves massive respect for that, a true individual, RIP Malcolm.
so what (Score:0)